pessary

English

A variety of pessaries

Etymology

From Middle English pessarie, from Old French pessaire, from Latin pessarium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛsəɹi/

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Noun

pessary (plural pessaries)

2. A medical device similar to the outer ring of a contraceptive diaphragm, most commonly used to support a displaced uterus; also called therapeutic pessary.
4. (contraception) A diaphragm or cervical cap.
6. (medicine) A vaginal suppository.

   Hypernym: suppository

Synonyms

• (contraceptive device): diaphragm
• (contraceptive device): cervical cap

Translations

supporting device

• Finnish: pessaari (fi)
• Indonesian: pesarium
• Latin: pessārium n
• Malay: pesari (ms)
• Polish: wkładka domaciczna f

contraceptive device

• Danish: pessar n
• Finnish: pessaari (fi)
• Latin: pessārium m
• Polish: wkładka domaciczna f

vaginal suppository

• Dutch: pessarium (nl) n
• Finnish: vagitorio
• Polish: wkładka domaciczna f
• Spanish: pesario (es) m

Anagrams

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